Mary J Isaacson

Biographic Data

ID81203
NAMEMary J Isaacson
GIVEN NAMESMary J
FAMILY NAMEIsaacson
SIGNATUREISAACSON M J
AFFILIATIONSSouth Dakota State University
ORCID0000-0002-8158-5260
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Creating a Safe Space

    Open AccessMary J Isaacson, Brandon M VarilekARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2026

    INTRODUCTION: Providing education for graduate nursing students about implicit bias, covert/overt racism in the United States has become challenging due to state and federal policies. Yet, national accrediting bodies require these concepts in doctoral level nursing curricula. While these concepts may be viewed as divisive, faculty can facilitate meaningful discourse by fostering an authentic and safe learning environment. METHODS: This article de…

  • American Indian Adolescent Perspectives on Covid-19 Impacts Within Great Plains Area Reservations

    Open AccessGina Johnson, Sara J Purvi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2025References: 16

    Introduction: COVID-19 created unprecedented disruption for school-age children and adolescents across the United States. This educational disruption was significant for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. Our study’s purpose was to understand COVID-19’s impact on AI/AN adolescents’ education and their physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual well-being, as well as their coping mechanisms. Methodology: We employed a qualitat…

  • The Experience of Long Covid Among American Indian Individuals in Three Great Plains Communities

    Open AccessMatthew Tobey, Sara J Purvi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025References: 18

    Long COVID may impact populations differently. In July 2023, at the direction of a community advisory board, we administered a cross-sectional survey to explore attitudes and experiences of long COVID among members of three American Indian Reservation communities in the Great Plains. Just over half of the 843 respondents considered long COVID to be an important issue in their community, an attitude that was associated with younger age, identifyin…

  • Evaluating Disparities in End-Stage Kidney Disease Survival Among American Indian/Alaska Native Persons with Diabetes

    Open AccessBrandon M Varilek, Mary J Isaacson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2024References: 30

  • Factors Associated with Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake in Great Plains American Indian Communities

    Open AccessSara J Purvi, Katrina Armstrong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2023

  • Covid-19 Testing Factors Among Great Plains American Indians

    Open AccessSara J Purvi, Alexander Soltoff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2023

  • Culturally Relevant Palliative and End-of-Life Care for U.S. Indigenous Populations

    Open AccessMary J Isaacson, Anna R LynchARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2018

    Purpose:American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIs/ANs) have higher rates of chronic illness and lack access to palliative/end-of-life (EOL) care. This integrative review ascertained the state of the science on culturally acceptable palliative/EOL care options for Indigenous persons in the United States. Design: Databases searched: CINAHL, PubMed/MEDLINE, SocINDEX, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, ERIC, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and EBSCO Discove…

  • Insights From Health Care Professionals Regarding Palliative Care Options on South Dakota Reservations

    Open AccessMary J Isaacson, Mary Isaacson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2015

    Purpose: Palliative care options are limited for Native Americans (NA) in South Dakota (SD). This exploratory study offers the perspectives of Native and non-Native health care professionals regarding palliative care specific to NAs. Design: Semi-structured interviews were conducted ( N = 7) with participants representing NA (4) and non-Native (3) ethnicities. Non-Native participants were practicing health care professionals in palliative medicin…